Doing Floors Brown Paper Bag

A brown paper bag floor is incredibly versatile.

Doing floors brown paper bag.

Paper bag flooring application. Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write. Also featured in the november 2012 issue of wnc woman. After the floor is prepped tear and crumple 6 to 8 inch paper wads from a roll of brown craft paper the material used in brown paper lunch bags.

Covering concrete with brown bag flooring adds a touch of creativity to a plain room. My brown paper floors are by far my most viewed content at the top of the list for faqs and seen more on pinterest than anything else i ve done. Concrete floors even when painted give a room a cold. Prepping the floors can be a pain in the butt but if you don t do it right then there s no point in doing the paper bag flooring at all because it won t look right.

Prep your floors by pulling up the carpet removing all staples and sanding everything until it s smooth. Brett decided to try a paper bag floor in the bathroom last winter to see how it would turn out. As a result the floor was a mismatch of concrete outdoor carpeting and various levels. A teen might like a floor covered in magazine pages and a nursery would be adorable with colorful storybook pages.

It worked so well that the guys decided to go with a paper floor throughout the entire store. This fascinating floor covering job has swept the blog writing world off of its feet with its abundant color and also marble textured results and also its economical. You can stain the bags for a variety in colors or use virtually any material you desire. Check out my floors in the may june 2012 issue of natural home and garden.

Improve it by removing any fraying obsolete carpeting heap and also changing it with simple craft paper.